Account Manager

varonis-internal; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Varonis is a leader in data security, helping customers defend data across SaaS, IaaS, and hybrid clouds with AI-powered automation.

The Account Manager will sell and present Varonis products to current and net-new enterprise accounts, aligned with a local Sales Engineer, and build a strong business case to end-users while meeting annual quota.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or 5+ years of B2B sales experience.
• Technology industry experience preferred.
• Salesforce and Microsoft Outlook skills preferred.
• Prior experience selling security software through channel partners.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Healthy list of pre-established and prospective contacts in the territory.

Responsibilities

• Prospect and identify key decision makers within targeted leads.
• Present and sell Varonis’ products and services to current and potential clients.
• Follow up on leads and referrals while maintaining the contacts database.
• Maintain sales activities including prospecting, cold calling, demos, and proposals.
• Present to C-Level clients and resellers with effective product demonstrations.
• Collaborate with Sales Managers and Channel Managers on strategic sales approach.
• Establish and maintain customer relationships and resolve issues.
• Support reseller communication throughout the sales process.
• Maintain accurate CRM activity details.
• Participate in marketing events when necessary.
• Travel percentage varies by territory.

Skills

B2B sales

Salesforce

Outlook

Channel partner sales

Communication

Presentation skills

Willingness to learn product tech

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Salesforce

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

Account Manager

Varonis (Nasdaq: VRNS) is a leader in data security, fighting a different battle than conventional cybersecurity companies. Our cloud-native Data Security Platform continuously discovers and classifies critical data, removes exposures, and detects advanced threats with AI-powered automation.

Thousands of organizations worldwide trust Varonis to defend their data wherever it lives — across SaaS, IaaS, and hybrid cloud environments. Customers use Varonis to automate a wide range of security outcomes, including data security posture management (DSPM), data classification, data access governance (DAG), data detection and response (DDR), data loss prevention (DLP), and insider risk management.

Varonis protects data first, not last. Learn more at www.varonis.com.

The Role:

We are seeking a personable Account Manager that will be responsible for selling and presenting Varonis’ products and services to current and net-new prospective enterprise accounts. TheVaronisAccount Managerwill be aligned with a local Sales Engineer.Thegoal, as a team, will be to build a strong business justification to the end-user, while ensuringthat the given annual quota is met/exceeded.

The Location:

We are considering candidates who are located in the Chicago, Illinois area.

The Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree from a four-year College/UniversityOR5+ years of business-to-business sales experience/trainingORequivalent combination of education and experience.


• Technology industry experience preferred.


• Salesforce and Microsoft Outlook skills preferred.


• Prior experience selling security software products through use of channel partners.


• Strong communication and presentation skills.


• Healthy list of pre-established and prospective contacts in given territory.


• Willingness to learn technical aspectsof selling the Varonis product.

To perform this job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Achievement Focus: Demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles; recognizes and acts on opportunities; sets and achieves challenging goals; takes calculated risks to accomplish goals.


• Sales Skills: Achieves sales goals; initiates new contacts; maintains customer satisfaction; maintains records and promptly submits information; overcomes objections with persuasion and persistence.


• Sense of Urgency: Displays a matter of utmost urgency; understands the importance of making critical business decision in a timely manner with strong attention to detail; realization that efficiency and prioritization is critical to success.


• Customer Service:Manages difficult or emotional customer situations; meets commitments; responds promptly to customer needs; solicits customer feedback to improve service.


• Problem Solving: Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; gathers and analyzes information skillfully; develops alternative solutions.


• Written Communications: Edits work for spelling and grammar; presents numerical data effectively; varies writing style to meet needs; writes clearly and informatively.


• Oral Communication: Demonstrates group presentation skills;listens and gets clarification;responds well to questions; speaks clearly and persuasively.


• Adaptability: Adapts to changes in the work environment; manages competing demands; changes approach or method to best fit the situation; able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.


• Planning/Organizing: Prioritizes and plans work activities; uses time efficiently; plans for additional resources; sets goals and objectives; develops realistic action plans.

The Responsibilities:

• Prospect and identifykey decision makers within the targeted leads.


• Present and sell Varonis’ products and services tocurrent and potential clients.


• Follow up on leads and referrals resulting from field activity,whilemaintaining and expanding the database of contacts within the targeted organizations.


• Uphold sales activities which includesprospecting, cold calling, booking appointments, performing demos, and creating proposals.


• Present to C-Level prospective clients as well as to resellers through effective and enticing product demonstrations.


• Partner with Sales Managers and Channel Managers to determine a strategic sales approach.


• Establish and maintain current customer relationships by responding to customer requests and managing/resolving customer issues.


• Support the reseller communication channel throughout the sales process.


• Maintain accurate account information and activity detail in Customer Relationship Management system (CRM).


• Participate in marketing events such as seminars and trade shows when necessary.


• Percent of travel varies by territory.

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Varonis is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics

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